Hebrew word study

שָׁאַלshâʼal — to inquire

Pronounced “shaw-al'”

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

Translated in the King James as: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, straitly, surely, wish.

Appears 171 times in Scripture

Origin: or שָׁאֵל; a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 13×

Genesis 24:47 Genesis 24:57 Genesis 26:7 Genesis 32:17 Genesis 32:29 Genesis 37:15 Genesis 38:21 Genesis 40:7 Genesis 43:7 Genesis 43:27 Genesis 44:19+ 2 more in Genesis

Exodus — 7×

Exodus 3:22 Exodus 11:2 Exodus 12:35 Exodus 12:36 Exodus 13:14 Exodus 18:7 Exodus 22:14

Numbers — 1×

Numbers 27:21

Deuteronomy — 8×

Deuteronomy 4:32 Deuteronomy 6:20 Deuteronomy 10:12 Deuteronomy 13:14 Deuteronomy 14:26 Deuteronomy 18:11 Deuteronomy 18:16 Deuteronomy 32:7

Joshua — 5×

Joshua 4:6 Joshua 4:21 Joshua 9:14 Joshua 15:18 Joshua 19:50

Judges — 14×

Judges 1:1 Judges 1:14 Judges 4:20 Judges 5:25 Judges 8:14 Judges 8:24 Judges 8:26 Judges 13:6 Judges 13:18 Judges 18:5 Judges 18:15 Judges 20:18 Judges 20:23 Judges 20:27

1 Samuel — 32×

1 Sam 1:17 1 Sam 1:20 1 Sam 1:27 1 Sam 1:28 1 Sam 2:20 1 Sam 8:10 1 Sam 10:4 1 Sam 10:22 1 Sam 12:13 1 Sam 12:17 1 Sam 12:19 1 Sam 14:37 1 Sam 17:22 1 Sam 17:56 1 Sam 19:22 1 Sam 20:6 1 Sam 20:28 1 Sam 22:10 1 Sam 22:13 1 Sam 22:15 1 Sam 23:2 1 Sam 23:4 1 Sam 25:5 1 Sam 25:8 1 Sam 28:6+ 7 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 11×

2 Sam 2:1 2 Sam 3:13 2 Sam 5:19 2 Sam 5:23 2 Sam 8:10 2 Sam 11:7 2 Sam 12:20 2 Sam 14:18 2 Sam 16:23 2 Sam 20:18+ 1 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 14×

1 Ki 2:16 1 Ki 2:20 1 Ki 2:22 1 Ki 3:5 1 Ki 3:10 1 Ki 3:11 1 Ki 3:13 1 Ki 10:13 1 Ki 19:4+ 5 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 6×

2 Ki 2:9 2 Ki 2:10 2 Ki 4:3 2 Ki 4:28 2 Ki 6:5 2 Ki 8:6

1 Chronicles — 5×

1 Chr 4:10 1 Chr 10:13 1 Chr 14:10 1 Chr 14:14 1 Chr 18:10

2 Chronicles — 6×

2 Chr 1:7 2 Chr 1:11 2 Chr 9:12 2 Chr 11:23+ 2 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 8:22

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 1:2 Nehemiah 13:6

Job — 7×

Job 8:8 Job 12:7 Job 21:29 Job 31:30 Job 38:3 Job 40:7 Job 42:4

Psalms — 10×

Psalms 2:8 Psalms 21:4 Psalms 27:4 Psalms 35:11 Psalms 40:6 Psalms 78:18 Psalms 105:40 Psalms 109:10 Psalms 122:6 Psalms 137:3

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 20:4 Proverbs 30:7

Ecclesiastes — 2×

Eccles 2:10 Eccles 7:10

Isaiah — 7×

Isaiah 7:11 Isaiah 7:12 Isaiah 30:2 Isaiah 41:28 Isaiah 45:11 Isaiah 58:2 Isaiah 65:1

Jeremiah — 11×

Jeremiah 6:16 Jeremiah 15:5 Jeremiah 18:13 Jeremiah 23:33 Jeremiah 30:6 Jeremiah 36:17 Jeremiah 37:17 Jeremiah 38:14 Jeremiah 38:27 Jeremiah 48:19 Jeremiah 50:5

Lamentations — 1×

Ezekiel — 1×

Hosea — 1×

Jonah — 1×

Micah — 1×

Haggai — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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